2006 Air Force Falcons Basketball Preview

2006 Air Force Falcons Basketball Predictions

The Air Force Falcons were 27- 7 overall and 12- 4 in the MWC
under new head coach Jeff Bzdelik. That tied them for second place
with the BYU Cougars. It also got them into the NCAA Tournament,
where they lost to Illinois 78- 69 in round one. The Falcons return
just about every key player from their successful 2005- 06.

In the frontcourt, the Falcons are powerful. Forward Dan Nwaelele
(11.8 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.3 APG) led the league in threes, shooting
at 48.2%. Senior Nick Welch (12.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG in 2004- 05) is
coming back from a medical redshirt. A good jumper with fine speed,
Welch gives the Falcons a potent force in the paint. Senior forward
Jacob Burtschi (12.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.5 APG) is poised to contribute
in a major way.

Bzdelik got the Falcons to improve their defensive field goal
percentage last season as the team went from last in the MWC to
third. He also had the Air Force club speed up their Princeton
offense, which proved to be beneficial. The departure of guard
Antoine Hood (14.9 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.8 APG) has left an offensive
hole, which Bzdelik expects to fill with more than one player.

The Air Force Falcons will offer more of the same winning ways
in 2006- 07. The NCAA tourney is clearly in their sites. This
team will be in the top tier of the MWC once again.

If you want more info on the 2006 Air Force Falcons College basketball
team check out the NCAA's official
basketball team page of the program or check view other mid
major previews from MadduxSports.com of universities like the
Akron
Zips and BYU
Cougars.

2006-07 NCAA Basketball Previews

We have listed
the six major conferences and a mid major preview below. When you click
on the conference link you will find a preview of the conference with
predictions in addition you can find individual team previews for each
school in the conference.